Other Security News
COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Laos, Thailand, Myanmar seek ways to crack down on drug trafficking in Golden Triangle area People's Daily 19 Nov 2022 -- Lao, Thai and Myanmar officials have met to discuss joint efforts to crack down on transnational crime, especially drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle border area, a media report said Friday.
• Pakistani FM stresses on reviewing internal policies to curb terrorism People's Daily 19 Nov 2022 -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that his country needs to review its internal security policies to curb terrorism.
• Bulgaria Charges Five With Helping Istanbul Bombing Suspect RFE/RL 19 Nov 2022 -- Bulgaria has charged five people with helping one of the suspects in last weekend's bombing in central Istanbul which killed six people and wounded 81, prosecutors said.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

China

• China's first homegrown oral anti-COVID-19 drug removed from online sale Global Times 19 Nov 2022 -- China's first domestically developed oral drug for COVID-19 treatment was removed from shelves of e-commerce platforms on Saturday, hours after media reported its online sale had started in some drugstores.
• Several districts in Beijing advise residents to stay put for weekend amid COVID flare-up Global Times 19 Nov 2022 -- Several districts in Beijing issued letters to residents on Friday, calling for less cross-district personnel flow and less unnecessary trips during the weekend, so as to cut off the virus transmission chain at the community level as soon as possible.
• Chinese mainland reports 2,055 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 19 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 2,055 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

Iran

• COVID-19 kills 5 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 19 Nov 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,625 with five more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Saturday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 16,571 new COVID-19 cases, 59 deaths CNA 19 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 16,571 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, all but 57 of which were locally transmitted, and 59 deaths from the disease.